The Mandarins in the Han Dynasty became corrupt and no longer ran the government effectively. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the civil service examination was not given for more than 250 years, and there was no emperor. Local landowners took control of their regions.

Question

The Mandarins in the Han Dynasty became corrupt and no longer ran the government effectively. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the civil service examination was not given for more than 250 years, and there was no emperor. Local landowners took control of their regions.

Which of the following statements correctly analyzes the passage to identify one cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty?

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Responses

The civil service examination was not given for more than 250 years.
The civil service examination was not given for more than 250 years.

The Mandarins were corrupt.
The Mandarins were corrupt.

There was no emperor of China.
There was no emperor of China.

Local landowners took control.

Answer 1

The correct statement that correctly analyzes the passage to identify one cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty is: The Mandarins were corrupt.

Answer 2

The Mandarins in the Han Dynasty became corrupt and no longer ran the government effectively. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, the civil service examination was not given for more than 250 years, and there was no emperor. Local landowners took control of their regions.

The correct statement that correctly analyzes the passage to identify one cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty is: The Mandarins were corrupt.

The correct statement that identifies one cause of the fall of the Han Dynasty is: The Mandarins were corrupt.